Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov prepares to speak in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 29, 2018. Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow will expel the same number of diplomats from the nations that have expelled Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain. British authorities blamed Russia for poisoning them with a military-grade nerve agent, accusations Russia has vehemently denied. Ambassador Jon Huntsman was summoned to the Foreign Ministry while Lavrov was speaking, where he was handed notice that Russia is responding quid pro quo to the U.S. decision to order 60 Russian diplomats out. The ministry warned that if the U.S. takes further “hostile actions” against Russian missions, Russia will respond in kind.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 11:51 UTC